Palettes / Colors / #E2DFEE
#E2DFEE — Pale Dusty Blue
#E2DFEE is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #E2DFEE when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#E2DFEE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #EAEDDE; it also sits naturally between #DEE2ED and #E9DEED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E2DFEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 226, 223, 238 |
| HSL | 252°, 31%, 90% |
| HSV | 252°, 6%, 93% |
| CMYK | 5%, 6%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 73.18, 75.12, 91.53 |
| Yxy | 75.12, 0.3051, 0.3132 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.45, 3.76, -6.95 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.67, 3.74, -6.92 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 89% · Green 87% · Blue 93%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E2DFEE
.text { color: #E2DFEE; }
.background { background-color: #E2DFEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2DFEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 223, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(252, 31%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2DFEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 223, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2DFEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 223, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E2DFEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2DFEE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #E2DFEE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EAEDDE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.02:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E2DFEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2DFEE
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E2DFEE: ·
How #E2DFEE looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #E2DFEE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #E2DFEE?
#E2DFEE is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 226, 223, 238). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E2DFEE?
#E2DFEE is RGB 226, 223, 238 — HSL 252°, 31%, 90% — CMYK 5%, 6%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #E2DFEE?
Its complement is #EAEDDE; analogous partners are #DEE2ED and #E9DEED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E2DFEE for text?
Black text on #E2DFEE has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.